Dr. Barbas is a Professor of The Scripps Research Institute, Departments of Molecular Biology and Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology. He holds the Janet and W. Keith Kellogg II endowed Chair in Molecular Biology and Chemistry. Dr. Barbas has received honours including the Investigator Award from the Cancer Research Institute, The Scholar Award of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. He is the author of over 200 scientific articles and is a named inventor on 32 issued U.S. patents. Key accomplishments in the area of biotechnology pioneered by Dr. Barbas and his colleagues include the development of the first human antibody phage libraries, development of the first synthetic antibodies, the development of the first artificial transcription factors capable of regulating endogenous genes, and chemically programmed antibodies-the CovX core technology. Dr. Barbas received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Texas A&M University. |